Type of Muscles
What is the difference between voluntary and involuntary muscles?
You choose to move voluntary muscles, and involuntary move without thinking.
Where do you find cardiac muscle?
In the heart
Define "blood vessel".
A tube that blood flows through
What do you call the liquid part of blood?
plasma
What is the function of the heart?
It pumps blood.
What are the three types of muscles?
Smooth, Cardiac, and Skeletal
What do you call a stretched muscle?
A sprain
What blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?
An artery
What do you call the part of blood that carries oxygen?
Red blood cells
How many chambers does a heart have?
4
What type of muscle is the stomach and is it voluntary or involuntary?
Smooth - Involuntary
What is a tendon?
Tissue that connects muscle to bone
Which blood vessel usually carries blood that has been depleted of oxygen (that doesn't have oxygen)?
Vein
What do you call the part of blood that fights infection?
White blood cells
Is the atrium or the ventricle at the top of the heart?
Atrium
What type of muscles is the quadriceps and is it voluntary or involuntary?
Skeletal - voluntary
How is the muscular system related to the digestive system?
The stomach and intestines are smooth muscles.
What are the smallest blood vessels called?
Capillaries
What do you call the part of blood that builds clots to stop bleeding?
platelets
How big is the heart?
About the size of a fist
What type of muscle controls your breathing and is it voluntary or involuntary?
Smooth - BOTH!
How is the muscular system related to the circulatory system?
Smooth muscle controls blood vessels, and the heart is cardiac muscle.
What happens in capillaries?
Blood drops off oxygen and picks up waste
Which two parts of blood together make up 99% of your blood?
Plasma and red blood cells
What part of the heart keeps blood flowing in the same direction so that it doesn't leak back into a different chamber?
Valves